PATROL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PATROL?

Need another word that means the same as “patrol”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “patrol” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Patrol” are: vigil, guard, watch, monitoring, policing, beat, patrolling, round, sentry duty, group, crew, gang, team, squad, patrolman, sentinel, sentry, garrison, defender, police, keep guard, keep guard on, keep watch, keep watch on

Patrol as a Noun

Definitions of "Patrol" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patrol” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A routine operational voyage of a ship or aircraft.
• The action of keeping watch over an area.
• An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.
• A detachment used for security or reconnaissance.
• An official who controls traffic where children cross the road.
• A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security.
• The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes.
• A unit of six to eight Scouts or Guides forming part of a troop.
• A person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area.

Synonyms of "Patrol" as a noun (19 Words)

beat	The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart. She waited for a beat of three seconds.
crew	A group of rappers, break dancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together. A crew of assorted computer geeks.
defender	Either member of the partnership that did not win the auction. A determined defender of British interests.
gang	A set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together. A government road gang.
garrison	The building occupied by a garrison. The entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground.
group	Two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule. The largest newspaper group in the UK.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. The left guard was injured on the play.
monitoring	The act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it. The monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times.
patrolling	A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security.
patrolman	A patrolling police officer. There was a patrolman on the steps to keep the curious away.
policing	The maintenance of law and order by a police force. Citizenship and Immigration Services is responsible for policing who gets immigration benefits.
round	An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs. I did a newspaper round.
sentinel	An indicator of the presence of disease. Soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets.
sentry	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening.
sentry duty	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.
squad	A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. Ireland s World Cup squad.
team	Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something. His team played well.
vigil	A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe. As he lay in a coma the family kept vigil.
watch	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Murray took the last watch before dawn.

Usage Examples of "Patrol" as a noun

• We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol.
• A police patrol stopped the man and searched him.
• There were two schools but no crossing patrol.
• The police were on patrol when they were ordered to investigate the incident.
• Break the Cubs into sixes and Scouts into patrols.
• A submarine patrol.

Patrol as a Verb

Definitions of "Patrol" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patrol” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
• Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it.

Synonyms of "Patrol" as a verb (6 Words)

guard	Watch over in order to protect or control. Two men were left to guard the stockade.
keep guard	Conform one’s action or practice to.
keep guard on	Fail to spoil or rot.
keep watch	Maintain for use and service.
keep watch on	Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.
police	Of a police force have the duty of maintaining law and order in or at an area or event. A UN resolution to use military force to police the no fly zone.

Usage Examples of "Patrol" as a verb

• The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order.
• Pairs of men were patrolling on each side of the thoroughfare.

Associations of "Patrol" (30 Words)

check	Write out a check on a bank account. Check your facts.
checkpoint	A place on the route in a long-distance race where the time for each competitor is recorded.
clampdown	A concerted or harsh attempt to suppress something. A clampdown on crime.
constable	A police officer.
convoy	Escort in transit. The warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific.
cop	Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman. She copped an award for her role in the film.
cordon	Adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord. The crowd was halted in front of the police cordon.
data	A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn. Statistical data.
dragnet	A system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals. Many who had escaped the police dragnet retreated to a mountain hideout.
fed	Any federal law enforcement officer.
gendarme	A rock pinnacle on a mountain, occupying and blocking an arête. He was hauled off by a gendarme to the police station.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. There s bends all the way from Portlaoise to Carlow The responsibility for speeding traffic rests with the guards.
lifeguard	An attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents.
lifesaver	A life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material. A microwave could be a lifesaver this Christmas.
officer	Direct or command as an officer. Tougher sentences for attacks on police officers.
oversee	Supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity. The Home Secretary oversees the police service.
police	The force of policemen and officers. There are fewer women police than men.
reconnaissance	Preliminary surveying or research. After a reconnaissance British forces took the island.
reconnoiter	Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody.
security	Procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization. The emotional security of being the one special person that someone else loves.
sentinel	An indicator of the presence of disease. Soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets.
sentry	A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening.
sheriff	An elected officer in a county, responsible for keeping the peace.
sortie	An operational flight by a single military aircraft. This latest book is the author s first sortie into non fiction.
surveillance	Close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal. He found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence.
survey	A department carrying out the surveying of land. The cottage didn t look unsafe but he had it surveyed.
terrain	A stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features. A terrain of low green hills.
watch	A watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town before the introduction of the police force. This movie s an engrossing watch.
watchman	A man employed to look after an empty building, especially at night. A night watchman.